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Various Artists - Altamont Free Concert - The Rest Of It (1969)

Track listing:
  1. Introduction By Mick Jagger Mick Jagger 0:55
  2. Instrumental Santana 4:11
  3. Jingo Santana 3:59
  4. Introduction Mc 0:08
  5. Six Days On The Road The Flying Burrito Brothers 2:29
  6. High Fashion Queen The Flying Burrito Brothers 1:48
  7. Cody, Cody The Flying Burrito Brothers 2:40
  8. Lazy Day The Flying Burrito Brothers 3:38
  9. Black Queen Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 4:44
  10. Pre-Road Downs Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3:19
  11. Long Time Gone Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 4:44
  12. Down By The River Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 2:23
  13. Announcements/Introduction Mc 0:35
  14. The Other Side Of Life Jefferson Airplane 3:33
  15. Easy, Everybody Paul Kantner 2:00
  16. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds (False Start) Jefferson Airplane 0:36
  17. 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds Jefferson Airplane 5:26
  18. Fat Angel Jefferson Airplane 4:01
  19. White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane 2:24
  20. Free Bird Jefferson Airplane 1:35
  21. Ballad Of You & Me And Pooneil Jefferson Airplane 11:01

Notes

Altamont Speedway
Tracy, CA

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The Altamont Free Concert was a famous rock concert held on December 6, 1969 at the then-disused Altamont Speedway in Northern California. Headlined and organized by the The Rolling Stones, it also featured, in order of performance: Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, with the Stones taking the stage as the final act. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform between CSNY and the Stones, but canceled at the last minute owing to the ensuing circumstances at the venue. Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert, and some speculated it would be "Woodstock West."

The event is best known for having been marred by violence, including one killing and three accidental deaths (two of the deaths were caused by a hit-and-run car accident, another death was the result of a drowning in a drainage ditch). There were also four births. (This little blurb was stolen from Wikipedia)

This is a very good audience recording considering the year was 1969. Of course it has it’s usual sound fluctuations here and there but still very enjoyable.


Disc1
01. Introduction by Mick Jagger

Santana
02. Instrumental
03. Jingo (incomplete)

Em-Cee
04. Introduction

The Flying Burrito Brothers
05. Six Days On The Road
06. High Fashion Queen
07. Cody, Cody
08. Lazy Day

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
09. Black Queen
10. Pre-Road Downs
11. Long Time Gone
12. Down By The River (incomplete)

Em-Cee
13. Announcements/Introduction

Jefferson Airplane
14. The Other Side of Life

Paul Kantner
15. Easy, Everybody (Marty Balins’ gets knocked out)

Jefferson Airplane
16. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Sec. (false start)
17. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Sec.
18. Fat Angel
19. White Rabbit
20. Free Bird
21. Ballad of You & Me and Poonel